Evidence that clears the name of a boy sentenced for killing his adopted mother arrives too late to save his life – so who did kill her?
According to the courts, Jacko Argyle bludgeoned his mother to death with a poker. The sentence was life imprisonment
But when Dr Arthur Calgary turns up a year later with the proof that confirms Jacko’s innocence, he is too late – Jacko died behind bars from a bout of pneumonia.
Worse still, the doctor’s revelations re-open old wounds in the family, increasing the likelihood that the real murderer will strike again…
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‘Family tensions and suspicions are adroitly handled, and the solution is characteristically surprising’ New York Times ‘Has the particular distinction of presenting a new temporary detective in place of Poirot or Miss Marple.’ New York Herald Tribune Book Review
Ordeal by Innocence
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A gripping domestic mystery from Agatha Christie — the unrivalled Queen of Crime — this novel unravels a family shattered by a wrongful conviction, a belated alibi and the chilling realisation that the true killer may still be among them.
When Dr Arthur Calgary arrives with proof that Jacko Argyle could not have murdered his adoptive mother, he expects relief — not the grim news that Jacko has already died in prison. His revelation instead reopens old wounds, forcing the remaining Argyle family members to confront the possibility that one of them is guilty.
As buried tensions rise to the surface and fear settles over the household, the doctor’s return becomes the catalyst for a dangerous reckoning. With the real murderer still at large, the Argyles must face the truth before another life is claimed.
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- Author: Agatha Christie
- Language: Angļu valoda
- Year of publication: 2017
- Manufacturer: HarperCollins Publishers
- Cover type: Soft cover
- Number of pages: 288
- product.Svars: 0.202 kg
- ISBN code: 9780008196370
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